Lab tests CPT 87491 Outpatient

Chlamydia test cost in Bakersfield, CA

In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $65.79 to $65.79, with a median of $65.79. Across California, the median is $54.60 at 96 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87491, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 11, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Lowest$65.79Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Median$65.79half pay less
Highest$65.79in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bakersfield-Delano, CA.

median
Lowest $65.79Highest $65.79

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Chlamydia trachomatis pcr $65.79 $124.13 — 47% Sep 11, 2026
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Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Chylmd trach dna amp probe $65.79 $124.13 — 47% Sep 11, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $65.79, median $65.79, highest $65.79.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $65.79. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

This test looks for the genetic material of Chlamydia trachomatis using a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT), the most accurate type of chlamydia test. It is run on a urine sample or a swab and is used for routine screening and when there are symptoms.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the chlamydia test only. The visit, the sample collection and a gonorrhea test on the same sample (87591) are usually billed separately.